loath
30 11 2008Adjectives
1. (adj.) loath, loth, reluctant;
- unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom;
- “a reluctant smile”; “loath to admit a mistake”;
2. (adj.) antipathetic, antipathetical, averse, indisposed, loath, loth;
- (usually followed by `to’) strongly opposed;
- “antipathetic to new ideas”; “averse to taking risks”; “loath to go on such short notice”; “clearly indisposed to grant their request”;
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